Portrait

Portraits are one of the oldest genres of painting known to art, and it first appeared in ancient Egypt. For several centuries, there was a tendency to idealize features in order flatter important patrons for whom the portrait was for. Then, progressively, artists started to turn to ordinary people for their sitters, with fewer requirements limiting their choices, they were able to paint increasingly realist works.

Portraiture was influenced by the many movements of the 20th century and, rather than getting closer to reality, painters used portraits as a means to experiment with new artistic techniques and theories. Photography and sculpture followed a similar path, thus showing the incredible creativity and interpretation of artists.

Today there is an enormous variety of unusual portraits that don't aim flatter their sitters in the least but rather be expressive. Disfigured faces, surprising collages, distorted human forms and even creatures that are half-human, half-animal: there are no rules and creativity flows!

Woman

Dimitri Godycki Cwirko

Fine Art Drawings . 41.5 x 26.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.3 x 10.4 x 0 inch

€990

Le fou de la reine

Diane Rosaz

Painting . 130 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35 x 1 inch

€2,800

Away From Home - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Painting, Migration

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,667

Black Metal

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€950

Metamorphosis #10

Zahra Zeinali

Painting . 200 x 130 x 5 cm Painting . 78.7 x 51.2 x 2 inch

€12,500

In Her III

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,124

Naming the stars

Gary Slipper

Fine Art Drawings . 25.4 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10 x 6 x 2 inch

€2,170

Portrait 2

Christophe Hohler

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 30 x 8 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 11.8 x 3.1 inch

€2,000

Suren Bogdanovich

Baptiste Laurent

Painting . 79 x 52 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31.1 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch

€850

Oleg Mikhailovich

Baptiste Laurent

Painting . 84 x 54 x 0.3 cm Painting . 33.1 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch

€850

Alexei Odintsov

Baptiste Laurent

Painting . 80 x 55 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.1 inch

€850

A Theater Character

Flor David

Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 25.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.1 x 10 x 0.1 inch

€350

Longing 2

Alawaye Tope

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,799

Shadow, midday

Eugenia Jaeger

Print . 30 x 42 cm Print . 11.8 x 16.5 inch

€400

His Worth II

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,124

Via Appia Antica

André Laurenti

Painting . 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€3,400

Sans titre

Jean-Claude Desmerges

Fine Art Drawings . 109 x 79 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 42.9 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch

€3,900

Stronghold Sisters - Contemporary, 21st Century, Figurative Portrait, Women Love

Ayotunde Ayomide

Painting . 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 48 x 1 inch

€3,164

Loyal Friend - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African, Girl, Dog, Modern

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,170

Bound By Time 2

Aragbada Stephen

Painting . 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,672

Unbreakable

Kateryna Kostyk

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,200

Viola and the Birds

Ritchelly Oliveira

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€9,000

Pops

Ogbonna Francis

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,492

Charles Bukowski

Jean-Michel Lourenço

Painting . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,550

Un Monde Meilleur

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 80 x 60 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 inch

€11,900

Fly Me To The Moon -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

Wasiu Sunday Hassan

Painting . 182.9 x 182.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 72 x 72 x 1 inch

€4,068

Harmony and Freedom - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern

Michael Adetula

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,311

The Unfaded Unseen #5

Dina Zaman

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 9.1 inch

€480

Grandma With Pearl Earring

Agboola Oladapo

Painting . 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 1 inch

€3,797

On the Trumpet

Jay Russell

Fine Art Drawings . 35.6 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 11 x 2 inch

€2,170

Deep Contemplation

Makama John

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,808

Untitled

Charles Osaro

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,808

Tyson

Ritchelly Oliveira

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€9,000

Africa Allure 6 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African, Woman, Hair

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,170

Pathfinder 4

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,124

Rêveries Inutiles

Aurélie Salvaing

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

Seeking Perfection 3 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern

Michael Adetula

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,396

Les jours heureux N°1

Gregory Forstner

Fine Art Drawings . 60.5 x 45.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.8 x 17.9 inch

€3,000

Atunbi (Rebirth) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

Oluwatimileyin Tega Adegbenjo

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,853

In Search Of Meaning

Emmanuel Akolo

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€4,520

Pathfinder 3

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,124

Lady in red

Daniel Oguche Junior

Painting . 88.9 x 83.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 33 x 1 inch

€2,305

Celebrations II

Petra Schott

Painting . 150 x 190 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 74.8 x 0 inch

€7,949

Hope 2

Alawaye Tope

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,124

Mme Deborah

Zhi Rong Song

Painting . 41 x 31 x 1 cm Painting . 16.1 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch

€647

Focus

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 68.6 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,374

Portrait d'une femme

Stéphanie Caroline Guerzoni

Fine Art Drawings . 64 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.2 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€596

Unbridled Joy of Festivity - 21st Century Contemporary, Christmas Holiday, Child

Michael Adetula

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,898

In My Dream - 21st Century, Contemporary, Expressionist, Modern, Mental Health

Oshorenoya David Francis

Painting . 46 x 29.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 18.1 x 11.7 x 1 inch

€1,220

Summer 3

Ahmed Art

Painting . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€350

Sin darnos cuenta 15

Carme Pastrana

Painting . 25 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting . 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch

€750

Hoop Rolling 8

Shadi Abou Sada

Painting . 110 x 52 x 1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 20.5 x 0.4 inch

€2,998

Pathfinder 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Women Face

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,124

Afro Fado - Beauty

O Gringo

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€7,000

I Am Becoming - 21st Century, Contemporary, Expressionist, Modern, Mental Health

Oshorenoya David Francis

Painting . 46 x 29.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 18.1 x 11.7 x 1 inch

€1,220

Identity 3

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,124

#6 Grethe - Série: Woman on wood, portrait de femme

Affagard

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€315

Hoop Rolling 7

Shadi Abou Sada

Painting . 110 x 52 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 20.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Bound By Time 1

Aragbada Stephen

Painting . 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,672

Sans titre

Zahra Zeinali

Fine Art Drawings . 38 x 31 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 12.2 inch

€1,900

Her Rebirth

Penuel Heber Madeira Heber Madeira

Painting . 84.1 x 60.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 33.1 x 23.8 x 1 inch

€3,615

The Love - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women, Couple

Wasiu Sunday Hassan

Painting . 213.4 x 182.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 84 x 72 x 1 inch

€4,384

Feel the Blue III

Ritchelly Oliveira

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€7,500

Playboy - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Men, Fashion

Alawaye Tope

Painting . 81.3 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 32 x 32 x 1 inch

€1,672

The Sphere

Konstantinos Papaioannou

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,300

Brothers

Ademola Ajayi

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,124

Beflowered II

Paul Ayihawu

Painting . 149.9 x 149.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59 x 59 x 1 inch

€5,740

Woman with deep thought (Feminine epidemic series) II

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,025

Vissionary

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,355

Eyes of the sparrow

Charles Osaro

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,851

Hoop Rolling 6

Shadi Abou Sada

Painting . 110 x 52 x 1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 20.5 x 0.4 inch

€3,000

The Alchemy of Wings and Spires

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 71 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 28 x 0 inch

€1,500

Somewhere Out There

Emmanuel Akolo

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 1 inch

€633

150 Years From Now 2

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 121.9 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 60 x 1 inch

€5,424

Nothing to be Ashamed of (Body Positivity) 2

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,712

Boy Bee

Makama John

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,266

Expansive Potential

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,531

Wandering Thoughts

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,983

Woman of Virtue (Feminine Epidemic series)

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,893

Untitled

Amanda Stalter

Fine Art Drawings . 35.5 x 28 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 11 inch

€300

Beauty in the Eyes of Beholder - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait

Wasiu Sunday Hassan

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€3,164

His Confidence

Oluwatimileyin Tega Adegbenjo

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,853

Entre o Afeto II

Ritchelly Oliveira

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€7,500

Love Unrequited - 21st Century, Contemporary, Neo-Expressionism, Mixed Media

Fredrick Idele

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,898

For Tomorrow's Festival

Ademola Ajayi

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,486

Idehen

Barnabas Macauley

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€3,797

Vision

Charles Osaro

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,851

El Escultor

Antonio Segui

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

€4,950

Twin Brother

Oshorenoya David Francis

Painting . 46 x 29.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 18.1 x 11.7 x 1 inch

€1,220

Triad

Ayotunde Ayomide

Painting . 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 48 x 1 inch

€2,396

No.206

Zhang Hongyu

Painting . 120 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€4,300

My turquoise llama

Leonardo Aliaga

Fine Art Drawings . 27 x 19 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.6 x 7.5 inch

€258

Black Essence

Adebayo Taiwo

Painting . 71.1 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,582

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